Kristi

When I was a young mother, years ago, I read a newspaper article in which a woman described her young son’s reaction to a birthday present he had just opened, “Oh! Just what I always never wanted!”  

 Several years later, she found herself repeating that very same phrase when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.  In 2017 I thought the same thing when my mammogram revealed a small cancer tumor.  I was lucky, though, in that the cancer was successfully treated with a lumpectomy and radiation.

 Stepping into the world of cancer is a very weird thing - just what none of us always never wanted.  However, I didn’t realize the silver lining that lay ahead:  the opportunity to join a BCS dragon boat team.  I love being part of a team, I love paddling on the river in a dragon boat, I love having a coach, and most of all, I love this whole new set of friends!  My devotion to the team, and the sport, and the amazing fitness opportunities, (imagine powerlifting!), fills my life now.  I am more than grateful.